The page was generated by a one-off script that no longer exists, so a text change meant rebuilding the tooling first. build/build.mjs turns whitepaper.md into index.html byte-for-byte as published; the page chrome and the two diagrams are checked in beside it (the folder needs an exception from the generic build/ ignore rule). README.md records the publishing steps for both mirrors and the editorial decisions the text follows.
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# Theseus Navigator whitepaper
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Published at `theseus.x/whitepaper/` (Sia bucket `bns/theseus/whitepaper/`), mirrored at
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`https://silentmode.st/theseus-x/whitepaper/` and reachable through the gateway at
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`https://navigate.st/bns/theseus.x/whitepaper/`. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (see `LICENSES.md` at the repo root).
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## Files
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| File | Role |
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| --- | --- |
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| `whitepaper.md` | The text. Source of truth in the repo; one paragraph per line, `##` sections. |
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| `index.html` | Generated. Never edit by hand; rebuild it. |
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| `build/build.mjs` | Markdown → page. `node build/build.mjs` writes `index.html`; `--check` verifies it is current. |
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| `build/template.html` | Page chrome (nav, styles, footer, TOC script) with `{{title}}`, `{{byline}}`, `{{toc}}`, `{{article}}`. |
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| `build/figure-*.html` | The diagrams, hand-written SVG. Placed where the text has `[embedded content: <name> · …]`. |
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The text may also be edited in a shared document outside the repo and exported as Markdown over
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`whitepaper.md`; the export keeps the `[embedded content: …]` markers the build needs. Either way,
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after a change:
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```
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node WebsiteDev/site-theseus-x/whitepaper/build/build.mjs
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```
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Open `index.html` locally to review, then publish both surfaces (the ICANN mirror does not sync
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from the Sia bucket):
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```
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node Argus/src/lib/sia-upload.js WebsiteDev/site-theseus-x/whitepaper/index.html bns/theseus/whitepaper
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scp WebsiteDev/site-theseus-x/whitepaper/index.html silentmode:/opt/silent-mode/site/theseus-x/whitepaper/index.html
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```
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Check `https://silentmode.st/theseus-x/whitepaper/` and `https://navigate.st/bns/theseus.x/whitepaper/`
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afterwards (compare the SHA-256 with the local file; the gateway may cache a folder for a minute or two).
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Commit `whitepaper.md`, `index.html` and any figure change together.
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When the whole theseus.x site is republished anyway, `scripts/mirror-bcnr-site.sh` (usage in its header)
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carries the whitepaper folder along with everything else.
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## Writing rules
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These are decisions already taken for this paper; keep them.
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- Names are "digital certificate records" on Bitcoin Cash. Do not describe them as NFTs or
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CashTokens; those words are fine for chats and forums, not for this paper.
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- A name is neither "owned" nor "rented" by definition. The point is that the record lives on the
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chain and the intermediaries between owner and record are gone. A TLD's certificate holder sets its
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terms (a yearly fee, a longer term, or none).
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- No list of current TLDs, no prices, no network status, no release version numbers or dates.
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The paper describes how the system works and its security model, not the state of the network.
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- No personal names, nicknames or contact details. The author is Silent Mode. No references to the
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tools the text was written with.
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- The licensing paragraph names MPL-2.0 for the clients, Apache-2.0 for Argus, CC BY 4.0 for the
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documents, and points at the brand pages for the trademark terms.
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- Every factual claim is checked against the source tree and the live surfaces; the closing
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paragraph states the date of that check. Update that date and the byline (line 3) when a
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revised text is published.
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## Diagrams
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Each figure is one `<figure class="diagram">…</figure>` fragment with an inline SVG sized to a
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760-unit-wide viewBox, using the page colours (`#e7eaf1` ink, `#8b98a9` muted, `#5e6678` dim,
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`#d6ff3d` accent) and a `<figcaption>`. To add one, write `build/figure-<name>.html` and put a line
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`[embedded content: <name>]` in `whitepaper.md` where it belongs.
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